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Are darts, motor racing and chess sports? - Coggle Diagram
Are darts, motor racing and chess sports?
Is Darts a Sport?
According to the English Oxford dictionary, a sport is:
“An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.”
So by this definition, it would be easy to consider darts to be a sportYes, darts is considered to be a sport as a result of its competitive standard, a high level of skill is needed to compete, and it serves as entertainment for audiences and paying supporters. Whilst many consider darts to be a sport, it is not classed as an Olympic sport.
Why people consider it a sport?
Why people don´t consider ir a sport
Some people state that "darts won't be a sport until the players need to do more than bend their right arms and wear a path between oche and board."
Is Motor Racing a Sport?
Dictionary.com
defines a sport as “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting finishing, etc.”
So the debate should be over right there. Of course racing is a sport; it is literally mentioned in the definition of the word itself. However, some people have different definitions of what the world “sport” means and do not feel racing is a sport.
Why people consider it a sport:
Why people do not consider it a sport:
According to
Roar magazine
,It doesn’t fit comfortably into our definition of a sport. A sport consists of a ball, running or physical contact.
Competitors rely on engines and wheels to move, their success/failure depends on the quality of their machinery, and they are even sitting down while competing. We all drive cars, so what’s the difference between what they do and what we do?
Is Chess a Sport?
The International Olympic Committee considers chess to be a sport. Chess requires physical exertion as mental exertion manifests itself physically
Cambridge Dictionary defines sport as "a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job"
Why people don´t consider it a sport
Some people say chess isnt a sport since, although it fullfills almost all the things the definition of a sport states, it doesent require physical effort which acording to Cambridge Dictionary is a part of the definition.
Why people consider it a sport: